The Crazy Wisdom Community Journal • September - December 2013 • Page 107
Tai Chi with Michigan Tai Chi Association • Begins the week of Sept. 9 • Tai Chi is a great overall exercise that can be practiced by people of all ages and health conditions. Tai Chi is a meditation form of exercise that promotes balance and flexibility, and has been found to reduce stress and lower blood pressure. $40 per month unlimited, $30 per month for seniors. Call Sally at 591-3530; michtaichi@aol.com or taotaichi.org. Tai Chi: Yang Style Short Form with Wasentha Young and Sifu Carey • Sept. 9-Dec. 12: Mondays, 10-11:15 a.m.; Tuesdays, 7:15-8:30 p.m.; Thursdays, 7:15-8:30 p.m. • Tai Chi is a Chinese internal martial art consisting of a series of postures linked together in a continuous and fluid form. As a moving meditation, it promotes balance, coordination, concentration, and relaxation. This class is for students who are learning the form. $185 for all beginner classes, morning and evening, as well as practice sessions on Saturdays. Call Wasentha at 741-0695; info@peacefuldragonschool.com or peacefuldragonschool. com. Wu Style Tai Chi Chuan with Sifu Genie Parker • Thursdays, 6 p.m. and Sundays, 2:30 p.m. • Beginners classes offer the opportunity to learn Wu style tai chi chuan, a soft style martial art emphasizing balance and relaxation. All are welcome to learn this ancient art of meditation in motion. $45 monthly for one class per week; $70 monthly for two classes per week with first class free. Call Sifu Genie Parker at 248-229-1060; info@ wustyle-annarbor.com or wustyle-annarbor.com. Fundamentals of Taichi and Qigong with Joel Robbins • Tuesdays, 7:45-8:45 p.m.; Wednesdays, 6:30-7:30 p.m.; Sundays, 1-2 p.m. • The meditative exercises Qigong serve as the foundation for the martial art Taichi. This class will explore essentials of both arts with an emphasis on body mechanics and health promotion. Cost varies. Call 3150573; jrherbsandacupuncture@gmail.com or jracuherb.com. Martial Arts Classes at Huron Valley Aikikai • Monday-Saturday mornings and evenings • Huron Valley Aikikai is a community of marital arts practitioners with the goal of providing an authentic, supportive, and high-quality environment for the study of Aikido. Classes include Aikido, Zen Meditation, Mixed Martial Arts, Batto-ho, Weapons, and Children’s Aikido. For complete information, call 761-6012; hv-aikido.com. Martial Arts Advantage • Morning and evening classes daily • An extensive collection of fitness and martial arts courses, Martial Arts Advantage offers classes for young children to adults in their 60s. Classes include yoga, pilates, cardio kickboxing, bootcamp, and specialized martial arts training. First class is free. Memberships available. Call 996-9699; themartialartsadvantage.com. Aikido Yoshokai Association of North America • Evening classes offered four days per week • Aikido is a form of Japanese Budo, a way of study including both physical and mental training. The word Aikido can be loosely translated as “the Way of harmony with nature or universal energy”. Aikido is a way of studying harmony through physical movements. We study moving in harmony with others to eventually strive to create harmony with nature. Children’s classes offered also. Call 662-4686; aikidoyoshokai.org. Asian Martial Arts Classes with Ryan Wilson and Barbara Marynowski through White Crane • Ongoing evening classes • Traditional, fully asian-recognized martial arts training methods sponsored through Juko Kai International and the International Okinawan Martial Arts Union. Call 417-7161; whitecranemichigan.com. Classes with Asian Martial Arts Studio • Ongoing classes offered • Martial arts classes include Aikido, Kung Fu, Karate, Tai Chi, Wing Chun, and Lion Dance, with the goals of developing a truthful knowledge of the fundamental elements of our martial arts traditions and their roots in asian culture. Children’s classes offered also. Call 994-3620; a2amas. com. Tai Chi Classes with Richard Miller of Ann Arbor Tai Chi • Ongoing classes offered • Classes include Chen style tai chi chuan basic principles, a unique movement art emphasizing inner stillness and relaxation developed through disciplined whole body integration and refined awareness, with an emphasis on balance, relaxation, and whole body unity. $85 per month. Call 973-0226; ribrumi@sbcglobal.net or annarbortaichi.com. B.C. Yu Martial Arts Center • Ongoing classes offered • Forty classes per week include Tae Kwon Do, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Modern Arnis, Mixed Martial Arts, and Fitness Kickboxing. Children’s program teaches life skills. Call 994-9595; questions@bcyu.com or bcyu.com. Okinawan Karate Club of Ann Arbor with Barb Christensen • Ongoing weekly classes • This club is a group dedicated to the teachings of Grandmaster Eizo Shimabukuro’s karate, kobudo, and jujitsu. Classes available for women, teens, and children. Call 678-3882; senseibarb@karateannarbor.com or annarborokinawankarate.com. Ann Arbor College of Martial Arts • Various weekly classes • This school offers a comprehensive self-defense system. It is also a fitness, health, and personal defense center with classes in martial arts, cardio kickboxing, Pilates, zumba, children’s fitness, women’s self defense, and shaolin martial conditioning. Call 913-6000; A2CoMO@gmail.com or A2CMA.com.
Tarot • Psychic • Intuitive • Astrology • Palmistry
Readers in the Crazy Wisdom Tea Room No appointment needed; Readings $1 per minute
Monthly Schedule
Psychometry Readings with Barbara Pott 1st and 3rd Sundays, Noon-3 p.m. awencrafts@gmail.com - 734.576.5707 Intuitive Readings by Marcella Fox 1st and 3rd Sundays, 3-6 p.m. marcellapfox@gmail.com - 734.717.8513 Palmistry Readings with Vijayalaxmi Shinde 1st and 3rd Saturdays, 3 to 6 p.m. and 2nd and 4th Sundays, 3 to 6 p.m. vijaya_laxmi@comcast.net - 734.222.9160 Tarot/Psychic Readings with Rebecca Williams Thursdays, 6-9 p.m. rebeccawilliams999@comcast.net 734.660.9680 Tarot Readings with Randy Weiser 1st and 3rd Fridays, 7-10 p.m. randy_weiser@yahoo.com - 734.482.9874 Intuitive Readings with Irena Nagler 2nd and 4th Fridays, 6:30-9:30 p.m. birena@umich.edu - 734.996.1772 Astrology Readings with Alia Wesala 1st and 3rd Saturdays, 7-10 p.m. allfourangles@gmail.com - 734.719.0782
Tarot & Divination Drop-In Tarot/Psychic Readings with Rebecca Williams in the Crazy Wisdom Tea Room • Thursdays, 6-9 p.m. • $1 per minute. No appointment necessary. Call 660-9680; rebeccawilliams999@comcast.net.
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